A near-complete, species-level phylogeny of extant mammals
October 25, 2008 4:47 PM Subscribe
A near-complete, species-level phylogeny of extant mammals [1.8 mb zoomable pdf file]. Wait for the whole thing to load to see where we are. The associated paper is here. The software (FigTree) used to create this is here. via
This post was deleted for the following reason: It's not a double post, it's just convergent evolution in action. -- cortex
I'll bet this is really cool, but the main thing I learned is that I need a new computer.
posted by LarryC at 5:13 PM on October 25, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by LarryC at 5:13 PM on October 25, 2008 [1 favorite]
Funny how "Free Market Economists" disappear just before reaching the centre.
posted by salishsea at 5:25 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by salishsea at 5:25 PM on October 25, 2008
...or I could just let it load all the way.
posted by Mapes at 5:33 PM on October 25, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Mapes at 5:33 PM on October 25, 2008 [1 favorite]
I could print that ... but even at 4' x 5' one would need a 10x magnifier to read the text (and one would be able to, since it prints at 1200dpi). It's beautiful, though.
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:56 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by seanmpuckett at 5:56 PM on October 25, 2008
Oh, monotremes, will you ever learn?
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 6:04 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 6:04 PM on October 25, 2008
This is obvious proof that Noah's Ark was an astounding feat of construction.
posted by spiderwire at 6:43 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by spiderwire at 6:43 PM on October 25, 2008
According to Bill Bryson modern animal taxonomies are woefully incomplete, often languishing due to lack of interest or funds. I wonder if things are better nowadays (ie since the book was published).
posted by sandking at 6:45 PM on October 25, 2008
posted by sandking at 6:45 PM on October 25, 2008
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